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[Image: Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide]Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide
Use this guide to plant a successful vegetable garden. The information has been developed after considerable research and practical experience.
Success with Summer Tomatoes
Louisiana summers are a tough time for tomatoes to set and hold fruit. The heat causes irregular flower growth in most cultivars, and the result is poor fruit set, according to LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske.
[Image: photo of healthy tomatoes]Blossom-end Rot
Blossom-end rot can occur when sunny days follow a cloudy, wet period. It is a symptom of calcium deficiency in the plant.
Curing and Storing Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are not very sweet or moist when first dug. It takes six to eight weeks of proper curing and storage before they have the sweet, moist taste and texture desired when baked, says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske.
Herbs for the Home Garden
A short description of commonly grown herbs for home gardens.
FAQ related to Gardening
Frequently Asked Questions related to home vegetable gardening.
Many Snap Beans Varieties Available For Spring Gardens
Snap beans are adapted to a wide range of soils in Louisiana and make an excellent crop for the home garden. Their freshness is a real treat at the dinner table and some new varieties are available for 2010.
[Image: Okra, Tomatoes]Choices for Summer Vegetable Gardens
There are not a whole lot of heat-loving vegetable crops, laments LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dr. Tom Koske. In late spring, you can plant collards, vine crops such as squash, cucumber and pumpkins, or crops like okra, malabar vine spinach and southern peas.
[Image: cuc]Garden Cucumbers
A short slide show from a garden lecture on cucumbers. Also see our VEGETABLE GARDENING TIPS series for Cucumbers under related articles in the right-hand column.
[Image: garden]Vegetable Gardening Show
A PowerPoint slide set of the basics for successful vegetable garden development in Louisiana. You must have a good start, then pest control is the next giant step to a successful harvest.
[Image: vegetable]Harvesting Your Garden Produce
Maturation processes occur in vegetables that permanently change their taste, appearance and quality if they are not harvested at the proper stage of maturity.
Organic Mulch Good For Summer Vegetable Gardens
Organic mulches can help keep your vegetables producing during Louisiana’s hot summer months. Although mulch is usually applied to control weeds and conserve moisture, it has several other useful functions.
[Image: chard]Chard or Swiss Chard
Swiss chard, often just called chard, can be grown easily in most gardens. This cool-season green vegetable also has good heat resistance, so it’s really a year-round producer.
[Image: Photo of okra pods]Okra Cultivars
This collection of okra cultivar photographs is provided as a resource for illustrating and identifying different varieties of okra. Each photograph is individually labeled for identification purposes.
[Image: soil]Complete Composting Information
For more detailed information on composting, see these W.A. Callegari Environmental Center information articles.
[Image: weeding]Very Basic Weed Control
Controlling weeds in small areas may be pretty simplistic.
[Image: bean1]Giant Butterbeans
Canavalias are large, climbing, trifoliate vines producing thick and long (1 foot or longer) pods. I first heard them described as "Texas butterbeans," but don't try to eat them.
[Image: yield]Expected Vegetable Garden Yields
Expected yields from a good southern vegetable garden will vary, but estimates can help plan the planting scheme for the garden.
[Image: Big Beef ]Performance of Thirteen Homeowner Tomato Varieties in the Summer of 2007
Thirteen tomato varieties were evaluated at four different sites for home garden use.
[Image: houma]Tomato test results for 2009
Houma's LA Terre Louisiana Master Gardeners post some results of a spring vegetable demonstration.
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